“Before, I did this when I had time.

Now, I can do it full-time.'

Retired people, I envy you; aging is nothing to fear!

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Here are some of the best:

1.

“[The] first thing we did was move out of the city to the mountains.

Then we got twodogs.”

A person riding a mountain bike on a dirt trail through a forest, wearing a helmet and athletic clothing. The trail is surrounded by tall trees

“I took a summer job for two years where I learned to fly a drone.

A very, very big drone, which dropped mosquito larvicide for mosquito control.

Probably the best job I ever had.”

An older man with gray hair is looking at the sky while holding a drone controller. Cloudy sky background

“I am 74 (wife is 78) and I’m still working two days a week.

She’s been retired for a decade.

“Retirement in the U.S. varies widely depending on savings and Social Security income.

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Fortunately, we lived frugally and saved, so we took trips toHawaii, Alaska, and Europe.”

“I traveled the world relentlessly for ten years, including two world cruises.

(What an amazing world!)”

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“I sail on cruise ships to beautiful places with friends various tropical islands and several European countries.

“Watch baseball.”

Dave

9.

An older woman and a small child ride in the back of a golf cart, while a younger woman drives. The child, dressed in a dress, is resting on the older woman's lap

“My parents are retired and they spend their time being basically the best grandparents ever.”

I walk, bake banana bread for gifts, and travel with my husband.

Finally, [I conduct] LOTS of decluttering!”

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Anonymous

11.

[I] clean house [and] go to stores for needed items.

Make lunches for [my] mother-in-law and wife two different diets.

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“My wife does whatever she wants, whenever she wants and has the money to afford it.”

They have too much fun.”

“I bakea lot.

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I have a small patio garden.

I watch my 3-year-old grandson a couple days a week.

I take my teenage grandchildren to our water park every weekend.”

Grandma and young boy smile and pick vegetables together in a garden. Grandma wears a patterned dress, and the boy is in a sleeveless shirt and shorts

“I got bored and went back to work at a local college.

It keeps me busy and I always plan four trips a year.”

“My friend went back to [substitute teach] after retirement.

A person with short hair and glasses writes mathematical equations on a chalkboard in a classroom

[i] asked, why did he retire?

[He] said, [The] district gave me $85k cash, golden handshake.

frenchieboss

17.

An older man organizes garden tools on a wooden shed door, with a sunny backyard visible in the background

Fixing garage door openers.

Crunching numbers on spreadsheets.

Meeting friends for lunch.

An older woman with glasses and gray hair and a young girl with red hair wearing a striped shirt and red skirt are gardening together, while a man is in the background

Going to car shows.

“Five months into retirement at age 68, I dont do anything I dont want to.

No more timelines, production reports, or managers worrying about things less important than production.”

An older man with a white beard, wearing a plaid shirt, cap, and sunglasses, uses a laptop at an outdoor café table with a cup of coffee

“My wife passed away.

Really need to go back to work.”

Bob

20.

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“I’m now 82.

I work on computer music and occasionally art (I was an arts grant recipient in 1976).

“I have an art room where I go every day.

An older man in a plaid shirt uses an electric hedge trimmer to trim bushes in a garden

I take classes in mixed media collage and art journaling.

I make any kind of art I want and I do it to yo myself.

It is not for sale.”

A woman, seated and holding a cupcake, looks to the side. Someone behind her is ironing. There is a table with a lamp, a pink flower, and a small dog figurine

“Every day is a Saturday except Sunday.”

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24.

“I help my neighbors.

A woman wearing scrubs stands outside a building, smiling with arms crossed

“I got bored and started a little e-commerce business in my garage.

I thought it would be a nice easy retirement job.

James

26.

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“I start my day by going to the gym for two hours.

Those people [who] knew me in the past would faint if they heard that… “I write and record rock songs on my computer.”

“I volunteer at two hospitals.

Gets me out of the house, gives me social interaction, and keeps me thinking of others.

29.And finally: “I just live.

I wake up with no alarm, read the news in my bathrobe, pet the cat.

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